SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10,1967

DETROIT (81-58) @ CHICAGO (87-53) game 1

STARTING PITCHERS

10YW (13-12 3.75) 17Z (19-5 1.95)

A fitting battle between two upper echelon ball clubs. Tigers struck first, Dick McAuliffe getting home the first run. Ron Hansen matched Dick’s double tying the game. The Bengals nudged ahead as old reliable Al Kaline took Ace reliever Bob Locker deep getting the Tigers another game closer.

DET 001 000 010 2 4 1

CWS 000 010 000 1 8 1

2B DET McAuliffe 14

CWS Martin 18 Hansen 24

HR DET 23 (8th off Locker)

RBI DET McAuliffe 57 Kaline 74

CWS Hansen 72

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Sparma 6 6 0 1 6 1 1 24 61

Horlen 7 2 0 3 2 1 1 27 68

WP Gladding g 6-4 2.64 LP Locker 9-3 1.96

SCORING PLAYS

TOP 3 .. Lumpe walked. Sparma sac bunt. McAuliffe doubled scoring a run. DET 1 CWS 0

BOTTOM 5 . Martin doubled. Hansen doubled scoring a run. DET 1 CWS 1

TOP 8 .. Kaline homered DET 2 CWS 1

STAR OF THE GAME: 1-4 HR RBI

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